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Pentacalia calyculata

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

(Greenman ex Donnell-Smith) H. Robinson & Cuatrecasas

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Sep- Feb (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

Large woody vine or epiphytic shrub with pendent branches becomiing glabrate. Coriaceous entire leaves to 60mm long. Inflorescence covered with dense white tomentum, with yellow apple-scented flowers, flower heads to 9mm high, 8 phyllaries. Glabrous achenes.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Standley